Fractional Chief AI Officer Engagement
$8,000–$10,000/month retainer · $5,000–$6,000 setup fee · Typical engagement 12–18 months · ~18–22 hours/month
Fractional Chief AI Officer Engagement is part of the Elegantix catalog: The core Tier 3 product. A hands-on fractional AI leader who quarterbacks adoption across functions, ships pilots, manages governance, and produces the quarterly ROI evidence boards expect.
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Format
- Typical engagement 12–18 months
- Roughly 18–22 hours per month
- Hands-on leadership across strategy, pilots, governance, and ROI reporting
Investment
- $8,000–$10,000 / month retainer
- $5,000–$6,000 one-time setup fee
What you'll get
The core Tier 3 product. A hands-on fractional AI leadership engagement. Includes a weekly 30-minute implementation check-in with your internal AI champion, a monthly 60-minute executive briefing with your CEO, workflow deployment support for 2–4 pilots per quarter, one department training per quarter, a quarterly 90-minute strategy refresh with leadership, a quarterly CFO-ready ROI report, active governance framework management, and async access for urgent questions. Setup covers a full AI audit, the AI Opportunity Map, your draft Governance Framework, and the first pilot kickoff.
Who this is for
$15M–$50M companies with 80–250 employees where the CEO has decided AI is a top-three priority for the year and where the board or leadership team expects quarterly evidence of progress. Most common entry point: a Leadership cohort has completed and the 90-Day AI Strategy Document surfaces the need for ongoing execution support.
Why take this
The hardest period of AI adoption isn't the first 90 days. It's months 3 through 12, when initial excitement fades, new tools keep arriving, and the organization drifts back to old habits. Most companies don't need (or can't justify) a full-time Chief AI Officer at $200,000+ plus benefits. But they desperately need someone senior who owns AI across the organization, quarterbacks adoption across functions, maintains governance, and produces the quarterly ROI evidence boards and CFOs expect. The typical engagement delivers 10:1 return on investment within the first year through measurable operational leverage alone.
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